09.02.2015 Sports Football Preview: Defending L.I. champions will hit road in 2015 The contrasting mix of tragedy and triumph made it a season unlike any other, with peaks and valleys few high school football teams have ever had to navigate. It was...
08.24.2015 Sports Football: Training camp is a sprint to the starting line It’s an age-old rite of summer. When the dog days of August arrive, out come the helmets and the pads, the blocking sleds, the big tires, the blocking dummies,...
08.18.2015 Sports Mercy football coach Doroski’s ‘home’ is where his heart is As he had done for so much of his life, Jeff Doroski was wearing the colors of Bishop McGann-Mercy Diocesan High School, but this time it was different. That is...
05.23.2015 Sports Football: Doroski returning to coach McGann-Mercy Jeff Doroski will return as the McGann-Mercy football coach next fall. After a contentious departure in early 2014, which led to him taking the varsity head coach positions of...
03.25.2015 Sports Softball Preview: Blue Waves eye return to playoffs Pitching and defense can carry any softball team a long way, especially in high school. At Riverhead, coach Jeff Doroski is confident the Blue Waves have both. “I think...
03.11.2015 Sports Softball: Busy offseason for Doroski, Blue Waves The offseason for a varsity coach can be filled with anything but downtime. Especially for a coach in charge of two teams. After finishing teaching at Bishop McGann-Mercy High...
12.27.2014 Sports No. 6 Sports Story of the Year: Chaos at Mercy Jeff Doroski was a well-known figure at Bishop McGann-Mercy, from his days as a student to later, as a teacher and coach. Two years ago, Doroski led the football...
03.20.2014 Sports Softball Preview: New coach, new pitcher for Riverhead The transition from coaching baseball to softball presents some inherent challenges. As new coach Jeff Doroski has found out, there are some benefits to softball. For starters, no more...